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The Opposition United National Congress (UNC) has criticized the presence of two Government Ministers at a police press briefing on the release of kidnapped victim, Natalie Pollonais. Through their public...

Is there a PNM Wives Club? As far as Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar is concerned, there is one and the wives are benefiting. Speaking in Chaguanas on Monday night, Persad-Bissessar claimed that...

As the truth of our economic predicament sets in, readers may find it useful to look back at previous budgets since 2001.

One will easily note that in a nine-year period up to 2010, national budgets increased by over 300%, and while this happened, oil and gas production declined, there were drastic declines in drilling, negligible diversification, foreign investment plunged, and the State was plagued by over-budget mega projects.

In the years 2011 to 2015, national budgets increased by approximately 26% in spite of non-boom oil and gas prices, with increases in oil and gas exploration and new investments, as well as completed and delivered large-scale projects.